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Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

HardwoodKnocks: An NBA Podcast

Hardwood Knocks is a totally, completely, thoroughly fun AF NBA podcast in which Bleacher Report"s Dan Favale and Grant Hughes analyze the ins, outs, ups, downs and, heck, even diagonals of The Association. FOLLOW US EVERYWHERE⬇️Apple: http://apple.co/2iIw0IJSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Xnq1yKgX8uJCllz1fOQfPYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HardwoodKnocksNBATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardwoodknocksTwitter: https://twitter.com/HardwoodKnocksInstagram:

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24:36

The Brooklyn Nets Are Hopelessly Doomed

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/11/01

Dan and Grant react LIVE to the news that Steve Nash and the Brooklyn Nets have parted ways, and that the organization will move to hire Ime Udoka from the Boston Celtics. They cover everything from the implications of Nash leaving to the future of Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving to Brooklyn's questionable moral compass. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 1:57 - INTRO 3:57 - Implications of the Brooklyn Nets and Steve Nash parting ways 17:01 - Reacting to the Nets hiring Ime Udoka from the Boston Celtics JOIN

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45:25

Kyrie Irving, Josh Primo, Myles Turners,...

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/11/01

Dan gives his opinion on some of the latest NBA news, including the Josh Primo situation, Kyrie Irving's latest foray into harmful misinformation and Myles Turner speaking about potentially getting traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. After that, it's time for a much-too-early 2022-23 NBA MVP ladder, featuring Dan's top five, but really top 10, options through the early part of the regular season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 1:57 - INTRO 3:35 - Josh Primo 7:05 - Kyrie Irving 20:00 - Myles Turner and the Los Angeles

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18:59

The Lakers are Taking LeBron James for Granted, Plus...

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/29

Dan delves into the issues plaguing the Los Angeles Lakers and who's most to blame. Are they taking LeBron James for granted? Is this his fault? Should they trade Russell Westbrook already? After that, it's on to the Brooklyn Nets, who have a Ben Simmons problem. Is it time to panic, or will everything be fine? TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 1:30 - INTRO 2:25 - Los Angeles Lakers/LeBron James 13:32 - Brooklyn Nets/Ben Simmons JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW

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29:04

MAILBAG: Time to Worry About the Timberwolves?, Is RJ...

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/28

MAIL TIME, PART 2. Dan plows through the second half of some truly amazing questions from our ever-awesome listeners. This batch of basketball queries takes us through the Minnesota Timberwolves defense following the Rudy Gobert trade, the potential for anti-tanking measures, an RJ Barrett vs. Wendell Carter Jr. debate and MORE! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 1:15 - INTRO 2:33 - Can the NBA do anything else to prevent tanking? Is relegation a real option? 5:23 - The Lauri Markkanen-Era Dynasty in Utah 6:08 - The

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35:37

MAILBAG: Future of the Suns/Devin Booker, Logo and...

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/27

MAIL TIME, PART 1! In the first mailbag for the 2022-23 NBA season, Dan tackles questions that cover the future of the Phoenix Suns and Devin Booker without Chris Paul, his own personal logo and mascot rankings, player evaluation and, of course, Russell Westbrook trade rumors. TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️ 1:15 - INTRO 4:05 - Devin Booker/Future of the Phoenix Suns 15:46 - Best and Worst NBA Logos 18:10 - Best and Worst NBA Mascots 21:36 - How should we evaluate young players on bad teams? 29:48 - The case for

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37:24

Ranking Top 25 NBA Players Under 25 *RIGHT NOW*

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/26

Dan goes through his *personal* rankings of the top 25 NBA players under 25 right now. Please notice the emphasis on right now. We're not doing any sort of projection here...at least not on purpose. If you want to go into further detail with this pecking order, you can check out the full article published on Bleacher Report. Everybody ready to get really mad? Awesome. Let's do this. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 1:15 - INTRO/CRITERIA 4:40 - No. 25 5:41 - No. 24 6:52 - No. 23 8:07 - No. 22 9:36 - No. 21 11:01 - No

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68:19

NBA Truth or Trash?! 2022-23 Season Edition

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/25

Dan and Grant reconvene for an annual tradition unlike any other: NBA 'Truth or Trash?!' Sure, some might call this rebranded 'Fact or Fiction?' But those people suck. 'Truth or Trash?!' is super creative and unique and something no one else has ever thought to do. Anyway...Our cool, hip, trendier 'Fact or Fiction' will focus on some of our earliest observations for the 2022-23 NBA season. Are the Los Angeles Lakers doomed, even if they trade Russell Westbrook? Are the New Orleans Pelicans title

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37:56

Waaaaay Too Early 2022-23 NBA Season Takeaways for...

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/21

Dan bounces around the entire league for some good ol' NBA takeaways. Who cares that pretty much every team is only one game into their schedule? He sure doesn't! This was a fun one, and every batch of takeaways is delivered in roughly 60 seconds or less. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:30 - BLOCKBUSTER TRAILER DROP 1:07 - INTRO 4:22 - Atlanta Hawks 5:05 - Boston Celtics 5:37 - Brooklyn Nets 6:46 - Charlotte Hornets 7:29 - Chicago Bulls 8:14 - Cleveland Cavaliers 8:51 - Dallas Mavericks 9:43 - Denver Nuggets 10:25 -

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64:00

2022-23 NBA Lookaheads: Memphis Grizzlies

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/19

Dan is joined by Keith Parish from the Fastbreak Breakfast (@fastbreakbreak) and Grits and Grinds (@grizzliespod) podcast for a deep dive into the 2022-23 Memphis Grizzlies. They start out by covering the Grizzlies' decision to lean further into development over the offseason and getting into the impact of Jaren Jackson Jr.'s absence, as well as his offensive development. After that, they discuss the next frontier for Ja Morant, expectations for Desmond Bane and Ziaire Williams, the revelation that

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62:09

Why I'm Picking the Denver Nuggets to Win the 2022-23...

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/18

Dan hops on for a solo pod to discuss why he's picking the Denver Nuggets to win the 2022-23 NBA title. After that, he makes his predictions—complete with a rankings ladder—for who will win Coach of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and MVP. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:30 - INTRO 2:01 - Why I'm picking the Denver Nuggets to win the 2022-23 NBA title 22:10 - Coach of the Year 27:16 - Sixth Man of the Year 31:59 - Most Improved Player 41:07 -

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59:45

2022-23 NBA Lookaheads: Utah Jazz

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/18

Dan is joined by Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) from The Athletic for a deep dive into the 2022-23 Utah Jazz. They discuss the organization's decision to trade Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell, Bojan Bogdanovic and Royce O'Neale over the offseason, and what it means for the future. Then, they get into how the Jazz will play this year, the early rotation, expectations for Walker Kessler and Ochai Agbaji, trade candidates and much more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:30 - INTRO 2:22 - THE OFFSEASON 5:59 - Was keeping

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50:16

2022-23 NBA Lookaheads: Los Angeles Lakers

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/17

Dan is joined by Jabari Ali Davis (@JabariDavisNBA) from the Miles and Jack Got Mad Boosties (@MadBoosties) and NBA Finals File podcasts for a deep dive into the 2022-23 Los Angeles Lakers. They discuss Russell Westbrook, his role and the potential for a trade. After that, they dig into the Lakers' new addition, what to watch from Austin Reaves, a potential revenge season from Anthony Davis, the 10-man rotation, potential lineups and MUCH more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:30 - INTRO 2:51 - The Russell Westbrook

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61:12

2022-23 NBA Lookaheads: Washington Wizards

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/16

Dan is joined by Matt Modderno (@MattModderno) from Bullets Forever and the Bleav in Wizards Podcast (@BleavinWizards) for a deep dive into the 2022-23 Washington Wizards. They discuss the decision to give Bradley Beal EVERYTHING in free agency and whether he can have a bounce back year. From there, they get into Kristaps Porzingis and his fit with Beal, the development of Deni Avdija, Corey Kispert and Rui Hachimura, the ideal role for Kyle Kuzma, the rotation, over/under predictions and MUCH more

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63:03

2022-23 NBA Over/Under Predictions: Eastern Conference

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/15

Dan and Grant are back together again to tackle their 2022-23 NBA Eastern Conference over/under predictions. To answer your question: Yes, we already hate ourselves. As always, we’re trying to factor in every imaginable and the most plausible outcomes for each while hitting these NBA win totals. And as a reminder, none of this should be taken as definitive betting advice, because we absolutely, positively, without question suck at this. Be sure to check out the Western Conference over/under pod,

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68:21

2022-23 NBA Lookaheads: Toronto Raptors

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/14

Dan is joined by Imman Adan (@Imman_Adan) from Yahoo Sports Canada and the Dishes & Dimes podcast (@dishesdimespod) for a deep dive into the 2022-23 Toronto Raptors. They discuss the next phase of Scottie Barnes' development, whether Pascal Siakam can enter the MVP discussion, OG Anunoby's offensive potential, Precious Achiuwa going kaboom, the half-court offense, the defense, the rotation, Toronto's long-term future and so much more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:30 - INTRO 4:16 - Offseason impressions 7:10 -

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55:28

2022-23 NBA Lookaheads: Brooklyn Nets

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/14

Dan is joined by Nets Daily's Matt Brooks (MattBrooksNBA) for a deep dive into the 2022-23 Brooklyn Nets, a team that could be literally anything at this point. They discuss the offseason from hell, what's next for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the fit of Ben Simmons, Brooklyn's defensive potential, the rotation, different lineup combinations, substitution patterns and MUCH more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:30 - INTRO 3:10 - Is the offseason drama behind the Nets? 6:23 - Timeline for return on Seth Curry, Joe

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48:48

2022-23 NBA Lookaheads: Golden State Warriors

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/13

Dan is joined by Sam Esfandiari (@samesfandiari) from the Light Years podcast (@lightyrspod) for a deep dive into the 2022-23 Golden State Warriors. Will Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole linger over the organization all year? Will Dray, Poole or Andrew Wiggins sign extensions? How much will the Warriors lean on Moses Moody, Jonathan Kuminga and James Wiseman? Is this team good enough to defend its latest title? What's the rotation look like? Dan and Sam tackle all this—and more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️

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56:47

2022-23 NBA Over/Under Predictions: Western Conference

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/12

Dan and Grant are back together again to tackle their 2022-23 NBA Western Conference over/under predictions. To answer your question: Yes, we already hate ourselves. As always, we're trying to factor in every imaginable and the most plausible outcomes for each while hitting these NBA win totals. And as a reminder, none of this should be taken as definitive betting advice, because we absolutely, positively, without question suck at this. Believe it or not, though, we have a few surprises in the top

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42:55

2022-23 NBA Lookaheads: Denver Nuggets

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/12

Dan is joined by Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) from DNVR and Locked on Nuggets for a deeeep dive into the 2022-23 Denver Nuggets. They discuss Nikola Jokic and the defense, offseason additions, the health of Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr., the rise of Bones Hyland, the bench, Michael Malone's rotation, optimizing Aaron Gordon and Bruce Brown, Zeke Nnaji's future, the potential for trades and firings and MUCH more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:30 - INTRO 1:56 - Offseason impressions 3:23 - The Jamal Murray return

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88:18

2022-23 NBA Lookaheads: New York Knicks

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2022/10/11

Dan is joined by Andrew Claudio (@AndrewJClaudio_) from Knicks Film School (@KnickFilmSkool) to dissect everything and anything about the 2022-23 New York Knicks. They discuss the Donovan Mitchell trade that wasn't, the impact of Jalen Brunson, how RJ Barrett can develop into a star, the future of Julius Randle, roles for Obi Toppin, Quentin Grimes and Immanuel Quickley, the future of head coach Tom Thibodeau, lineups, the 10-man rotation and so much more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:30 - INTRO 1:30 - Is Andrew

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